Group of ecologists throw paint on Messi's mansion facade in Ibiza

Future Veg activists accessed footballer Lionel Messi's house in Ibiza and threw red and black paint at the facade while holding a banner that read “Help the Planet - Eat the Rich - Abolish the Police”, Report informs via La Vanguardia.

The ecological group itself has announced this, aiming to denounce the government's “continuation” of policies that exacerbate the climate crisis, as well as the unequal responsibility in it.

“They denounce the 'continuism' of the government in the policies that worsen the climate crisis, as well as the unequal responsibility in it.”

In this sense, Futuro Vegetal has argued that Oxfam's 2023 report states that “the wealthiest 1% of the global population produced in 2019 the same amount of carbon emissions as the two-thirds poorest of humanity, despite it being precisely the most vulnerable communities who suffer the worst consequences of the crisis.” “Against all logic, the policies of (Pedro) Sánchez continue to be aimed at subsidizing large magnates of meat and energy corporations, the main culprits of the increase in Earth's average temperature,” the organization criticized.

Regarding Leo Messi's property, Futuro Vegetal has stated that “it is an illegal construction that the footballer acquired for the exorbitant amount of 11 million euros”. “This is nothing more than another example of how the law does not work equally for everyone”, said Bilbo Bassaterra, spokesperson for the collective, who added that “this same week on the island, almost 200 workers have been evicted from a settlement without housing solution, while the Popular Party hand in hand with Vox are planning the legalization of illegal buildings in exchange for payment”.

Through its social media channels, Futuro Vegetal has criticized that “institutions are at the service of a small ruling class and do not represent the will of the people”, so “it is the responsibility of society as a whole to generate desirable alternatives that meet the basic needs of the entire population”.